Shredding paper

Japan
August 6, 2017 11:44pm CST
One thing I have been putting off for about six months is sending a bunch of documents through the shredder. I was given a hand-worked one (you have to turn the handle to operate the blades) and finally this morning I got around to starting the project. It takes a long time and energy too, so now I am taking a break from shredding! Hopefully it will be done by the end of the day! If you have to shred documents, where do you go? I used to have to take them in to a place where they do it professionally, or to the office at work. I must say, that is a lot easier than doing it by hand!
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8 responses
7 Aug 17
If you happen to be busy or just lazy i would suggest to let shredding services do it for you. But if have a lot of extra time. You can do it with your free time.
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• Japan
7 Aug 17
I think after I am done with this small batch, I will take the rest to school and use their electric machine!
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7 Aug 17
@petatonicsca. I agree. :)
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
7 Aug 17
Sometimes we do not shred them but we burn them.
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• Japan
7 Aug 17
Well, in Tokyo we aren't allowed to burn our own trash. That would be a real hazard.
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
7 Aug 17
I would love to have a hand operated shredder! I have an electric one and I occasionally use it. Not often but when I do, I'm glad I have it. About 3-4 times a year my city (Phoenix) has a shredding event where they will shred the first box free and charge about $5 for additional boxes.
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
7 Aug 17
I have a shredder but do not like it very much.
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@Courtlynn (67083)
• United States
7 Aug 17
We havent had a shredder in years. We just rip things up now.
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@dollaboy (6048)
7 Aug 17
I have shredder in my office
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
7 Aug 17
Oh wow, I have never done it manually... I use an electric shredder where you just feed the documents and it will 'eat' them up through the shredder automatically...
7 Aug 17
I am not keen on the shredding side of things, just lately I have been burning things but when I went outside the other day I noticed something had escaped out of a bag so I now have to shred it all. I have an electronic shredder, my kids love to shred and so I let them do it for me.